GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Tom Bolden
League: Greater Miami
Playoff Division: I
Playoff Division Rank: #10
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Joe Bolden 6'3" 220 Senior LB [Michigan]
Andre Jones 6'2" 195 Senior DB [Cincinnati]
Chris Davis 5'9" 170 Junior RB
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Trae Clark 6'4" 300 Senior DT
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jarrett Grace 6'4" 230 Senior LB 4.70 [Notre Dame]
Trayion Durham 6'0" 200 Senior RB 4.6 [Kent State]
Chris Dukes 5'9" 160 Senior DB 4.4 [Toledo]
Andrew Smith 6'1" 185 Senior LB [Northwestern]
Tyler Williams 5'7" 155 Senior ATH 4.60 [Akron]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 62.2
2010 National Rank: #32
2010 State Rank: #4
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 54.4
2011 National Rank: #72
2011 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 58.3
Dynasty National Rank: #7
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.6
Dynasty Record: 55-7 (34-1 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 41.1
2010 Points Against Average: 11.3
2010 Differential: +29.8
2010 Wins: #143 Elder (Cincinnati) (44-12), #350 Hamilton (42-14), #350 Hamilton (17-14), #710 Northmont (Clayton) (35-6), #712 DuPont Manual (Louisville, KY) (34-7), #775 Sycamore (Cincinnati) (45-7), #1412 Lakota West (West Chester) (56-14), #1733 Oak Hills (Cincinnati) (48-6), #1904 Lakota East (Liberty Township) (49-17), #2437 Princeton (Cincinnati) (56-7), #3089 Fairfield (44-7)
2010 Losses: #31 St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (24-23)
2010 Opponents W-L: 58-67
Recent National Championships: 2004
Recent State Championships: 2004 (1)
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/16/11 Mason [William] (Mason) (56-20), 9/22/11 Middletown (21-13)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/28 Cocoa (FL), 9/2 Ryle (Union, KY), 9/9 St. Xavier (Cincinnati), 9/16 Mason [William] (Mason), 9/22 at Middletown, 9/30 Fairfield, 10/7 at Lakota West (West Chester), 10/14 Lakota East (Liberty Township), 10/21 at Hamilton, 10/28 at Oak Hills (Cincinnati)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Middletown (68.6), St. Xavier (Cincinnati) (64.2), Cocoa (FL) (58.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Fairfield (16.4), Lakota East (Liberty Township) (27.6), Lakota West (West Chester) (29.1)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 31.8 (40.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 42.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #22
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/28 Cocoa (FL) [projection: 20-17 loss]